简介:ACanadiandoctor,WilliamNaismith,inventedthegameofbasketballinJanuary1892,toprovideanindoorwintersportfortheYMCAinSpringfield,Massachusetts.Hewrotebasicrulesandnaileduptwopeachbasketsateitherendofalargeroom.Ofhisoriginal13rules,ninehavebeenkeptbutchangedsomewhat.Sincebasketballusedsofewplayers,YMCAmemberswereupsetthatmoremencouldnotusethegymtogether.Teamsstartedthinkingofrentingtheirownhalls.Thisledtotheprofessionalteams.
简介:ThegameofbaseballissaidtohavebeenbasedonanEnglishgamecalledroundball.AlexanderCartwrightwrotethefirstrulesinSeptember1845.In1846,thefirstgamewasplayedbetweentheKnickerbockersofNewYorkCityandtheNewYorkBaseBallClub.Originally,baseballwasplayedmainlybyimmigrants.In1858,thefirstamateurassociationofbaseballplayerswasformed.ItwascalledtheNationalAssociationofBaseballPlayers.DuringtheCivilWarsoldierstaughtbaseball,alloverthecountry.In1869,thefirstplayerswerepaid.TheybelongedtoateamcalledtheCincinnatiRedStockings.GeorgeWrightwasthehighestpaidplayerandearned$1400fortheseason.
简介:TheOlympicshavearichanddeephistory,goingallthewaybacktotimesofAncientGreece.ThefirstofficialAncientOlympicsstartedin776BCE,andwasacompetitionbetweenthecity-statesofAncientGreece.Thereweremanyathletic(track,swimming,otherendurancetests)andcombatsports(wrestling,horseandchariotevents).Allconflictsbetweenthecity-statesweresupposedtobeputasidetocompeteintheOlympics,andwasknownastheOlympicpeace.
简介:Longlongago,acatandamouseweregoodfriends.Theyatetogether,playedandslepttogether.Theywerethebestfriendsinthewoods. Butoneday,theyweren'tfriendsforever.Fairieswantedtocampaignforthe12symbolicanimalsassociatedwitha12-yearcycle.Thecatandthemousebothwenttocampaignattheappointedtime.Themorningintheseconddaythemousewasboring:ShouldIgotothecampaignwiththecat?AndshouldIgotocallhim?Thecatwasalazyanimal:Hewasstillsleepingnow.Andthemousedidn'twanttocallhimup.Finallythemousewasthefirstanimalinthe12symbolicanimalsassociatedwitha12-yearcycle.Butthecatwasnot.Sotodaycatsalwayswanttocatchmiceandeatthem.Becausetheyrememberthishistory:Mouseforsookcat!